Christian Science teaches that for effectual demonstration of its comforting truths, wisdom must join hands with love. Without wisdom, love temporarily finds no response. As students of this Science we must constantly watch to be sure that our words and acts stem from an understanding heart.
The pure desire to bless our fellowmen must be accompanied by a prayer for the same divine wisdom and spiritual love that turned Jesus to God, divine intelligence, for guidance. Christ Jesus' reflection of these qualities caused him to speak to Judas, his betrayer, the kind word, "Friend." Matt. 26:50 On other occasions these qualities enabled him fearlessly to rebuke self-righteousness, hypocrisy, and envy. To him, these false traits were impersonal evils, powerless to disrupt man's spiritual heritage as the son of God.
Through Christian Science we gain the wisdom to impersonalize evil. Only so can we rob it of its sting. Our constant prayer for wisdom and love must govern all of our relationships. We must express mercy as well as justice.
